by admin | Dec 26, 2003 | Politics / Govt
Missouri’s program to give senior citizens discounts on their prescription drugs is not going over as well as hoped. The SeniorRX Program has only about 19,000 people enrolled. Organizers of it were hoping for 55,000 enrollees whent he program started 18 months...
by admin | Nov 26, 2003 | Politics / Govt
Missouri’s Senior RX Program, which offers discounts on prescription drugs for senior citizens, will remain – even though the federal Medicare drug prescription drug benefit has been approved. Lieutenant Governor Joe Maxwell, the state’s advocate for...
by admin | Sep 3, 2003 | Education
The legislative committee studying issues related to the funding of public schools has held its first session in Jefferson City. For the most part, the committee laid the groundwork for future meetings, with hopes of having something in place in time for the next...
by admin | Jun 20, 2003 | Health / Medicine
Legislation now being debated in the U.S. Senate could soon change the look of Missouri’s Senior RX prescription drug program. The federal Medicare drug benefit would have senior citizens pay a $35 monthly premium and a $275 yearly deductible before the benefit...
by admin | Jun 16, 2003 | Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden has signed into law nursing home reform legislation which gives greater protections for senior citizens residing in long-term care facilities. It holds nursing home executives and employees accountable for neglect abuse. In addition, it requires...
